2nd Six Weeks Test

Question 1

What was the main goal of a Spanish mission?

Accepted Answer

convert the Natives to Catholicism

Question 2

An example of Spanish legacy in Texas is

Accepted Answer

rivers and cities with Spanish names

Question 3

What treaty gave Florida to the U.S. and Texas to Spain?

Accepted Answer

Adams-Onis Treaty

Question 4

Which Spanish explorer died at the Mississippi River?

Accepted Answer

De Soto

Question 5

La Salle led the first European expedition that navigated the Mississippi River to the...

Accepted Answer

Gulf of Mexico

Question 6

When Cabeza de Vaca landed near Galveston, he met the...

Accepted Answer

Karankawa

Question 7

1821 is important to Texas History because it was the year when...

Accepted Answer

the control of Texas shifted from Spain to Mexico

Question 8

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda was the first European to...

Accepted Answer

map the Texas Coast

Question 9

At the time of European arrival...

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Texas was made up of various Native Americans who differed

Question 10

A governor of a region who represents the king is called a ...

Accepted Answer

viceroy

Question 11

The Aztecs first welcomed Cortes because they thought he was...

Accepted Answer

their god, Quetzalcoatl

Question 12

Why was farming an important development in Native American life?

Accepted Answer

It allowed a reliable food source

Question 13

What was the deadliest thing the Europeans brought?

Accepted Answer

smallpox

Question 14

A Spanish military fort or outpost

Accepted Answer

presidio

Question 15

The Comanches were successful hunters and fighters due to...

Accepted Answer

the introduction of the horse

Question 16

An area supposedly rich with gold, silver, and precious stones was called...

Accepted Answer

Cibola

Question 17

Which group of Natives settled in West Texas?

Accepted Answer

Jumanos

Question 18

What additional piece of land doubled the size of the original U.S.?

Accepted Answer

The Louisiana Purchase

Question 19

One who studies evidence of past human activities is known as a/an...

Accepted Answer

archaeologist

Question 20

Farming changed the way people lived because it led to...

Accepted Answer

more complex societies and settlements

Question 21

Which countries explored and claimed areas of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Spain and France

Question 22

Cabeza de Vaca and Estavanico survived among Natives because they were regarded as

Accepted Answer

Shamans

Question 23

All of the following were filibusters except...

Accepted Answer

Stephen F. Austin

Question 24

The Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory were called...

Accepted Answer

conquistadors

Question 25

How did the Pueblo Indians adapt to hot summers and cold winters in West Texas?

Accepted Answer

they built homes from adobe

Question 26

A shaman is a person who...

Accepted Answer

leads religious ceremonies and heals the sick

Question 27

La Salle named the inland region drained by the Mississippi River...

Accepted Answer

Louisiana

Question 28

Who challenged the Mexican people to recover land stolen 300 years earlier?

Accepted Answer

Father Miguel Hidalgo

Question 29

The main effect of La Salle's expedition to Texas was...

Accepted Answer

it caused Spain to renew its interest in Texas

Question 30

Who had the most powerful empire in the Americas before European arrival?

Accepted Answer

The Aztec

Question 31

The way groups of people conduct and express themselves is known as...

Accepted Answer

culture

Question 32

People who move from one place to another to forage and hunt are known as...

Accepted Answer

nomads

Question 33

Comanche life was centered around...

Accepted Answer

hunting and fighting

Question 34

One Native tribe that was NOT nomadic was the...

Accepted Answer

Caddo

2nd Six Weeks Test

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2nd Six Weeks Test

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